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Does market interaction erode moral values?

Bartling, Björn; Fehr, Ernst; Özdemir, Yagiz - 2021 - Revised version

The widespread use of markets leads to unprecedented material well-being in many societies. We study whether market interaction, as a side effect, erodes moral values. In an influential paper, Falk and Szech (2013) provide experimental data that seem to suggest that "market interaction erodes...

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Signaling moral values through consumption

Schneider, Florian - 2020

Firms often discourage certain categories of individuals from buying their products, in contrast with typical assumptions about profit maximization. This paper provides a potential rationale for such firm behavior: consumers seek to signal that they have "good" moral values to themselves and...

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Does market interaction erode moral values?

Bartling, Björn; Fehr, Ernst; Özdemir, Yagiz - 2020

their possible impact on moral values, is necessary to make informed decisions on the spheres in society where the …

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The limits to moral erosion in markets : social norms and the replacement excuse

Bartling, Björn; Özdemir, Yagiz - 2017

This paper studies the impact of a key feature of competitive markets on moral behavior: the possibility that a competitor will step in and conclude the deal if a conscientious market actor forgoes a profitable business opportunity for ethical reasons. We study experimentally whether people...

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Do leaders affect ethical conduct?

D'Adda, Giovanna; Darai, Donja; Weber, Roberto A. - 2014

We study whether leaders influence the unethical conduct of followers. To avoid selection issues present in natural environments, we use a laboratory experiment in which we form groups and assign leadership roles at random. We study an environment in which groups compete, with dishonest behavior...

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Corruption and cooperation

Buffat, Justin; Senn, Julien - 2017

Corruption is a widespread phenomenon. Nevertheless, causal evidence on the effects of corruption is still lacking. In … this paper, we assess whether and how corruption affects cooperation using a public good game experiment. Overall …

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Verantwortliches Handeln : Gestalten von Ordnung

Falkinger, Josef - 2012

Das Geschehen auf den Finanzmärkten hängt vom individuellen Verhalten ab, wird aber auch wesentlich bestimmt durch die Ausgestaltung des Finanzsystems, das heisst durch die Rollen, die den einzelnen Akteure zugewiesen werden, und durch die Regeln für die Interaktion der verschiedenen Rollen....

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God does not play dice, but people should : random selection in politics, science and society

Frey, Bruno S.; Steiner, Lasse - 2014

This paper discusses and proposes random selection as a component in decision-making in society. Random procedures have … corruption and decrease the large expenses associated with today's democratic election campaigns. Random mechanisms can be … applied fruitfully to a wide range of fields, including politics, the judiciary, the economy, science and the cultural sector …

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Effects of institutional history and leniency on collusive corruption and tax evasion

Buckenmaier, Johannes; Dimant, Eugen; Mittone, Luigi - 2018 - This version: May, 2018

corruption and tax compliance. We explore this through a formal leniency program. In our experiment, we nest collusive corruption …

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Bernasconi, Claudia - 2013

This paper investigates empirically how similarity of demand structures - approximated by similarity of income distributions - affects trade patterns along both the extensive and intensive margin. The idea that similarity of demand structures intensifies trade goes back to the well-known Linder...

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